MargaretAthelingPrincess of England was also found as St. Margaret of Wessex.2

Name Variation

Margaret Atheling Princess of England was also found as Saint Margaret.3

Birth

circa 1054

Margaret was born circa 1054 possibly in at
Reke Castle in Mecseknadasd, Hungary. She was likley born after 1053 even tho some
sources give an earlier date. Her parents appear to have been married
about 1053.3,4,5,6,7

1057

In 1057 she arrived at the English court of Edward
the Confessor. Nine years later she was in exile after William the
Conqueror defeated Harold at the Battle of Hastings. She fled to
Scotland.8

1066

In 1066 Margaret with her mother, brother and
sister left England for the "safety" of Scotland when William the
Conqueror invaded England. 9

Marriage

circa 1068

Margaret Atheling Princess of England married Malcolm IIIMacDuncan Cean-mohr, son of Duncan IKing of Scotland and Ælflaed Sybilof Northumbria,
circa 1068 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. Margaret was married against
her wishes to Malcolm. This was her first marriage and Malcolm's
second. Margaret was in her teens and Malcom was in his mid thirties.
She bore him 6 sons and 2 daughters. Her unlearned and boorish husband
grew daily more graceful and Christian under the queen's graceful
influence.4,2,10

Stained glass window image of Saint Margaret of Scotland in the small chapel at Edinburgh Castle.

Death

16 November 1093

Margaret died on 16 November 1093 at Scotland at
the age of 39. The cause of death is attributed to grief over the death
of her husband Malcolm and her oldest son, who were killed in battle
only a few days before.10,3,2,11,12 There is also a theory that she was ill before this battle.

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